This week’s News of Notes includes a controversial use of facial recognition technology, stories highlighting AI’s role in both energy production and consumption, the continued use of ransomware and bots for criminal purposes, and more.
- Is neuromorphic computing the answer to AI’s energy woes? (Allison Whitten, Quanta Magazine)
- UK tax department seizes three NFTs in fraud case. (Jon Porter, The Verge)
- BlackByte ransomware gang targets critical U.S. infrastructure. (Mariella Moon, Engadget)
- DeepMind’s AI is working with scientists to advance understanding of nuclear fusion. (Will Douglas Heaven, MIT Technology Review)
- Complaint alleges cruel treatment of monkeys used in testing Neuralink’s brain chip technology. (Jane Wakefield, BBC News)
- Teledyne FLIR wins contract to develop augmented reality defense system. (Mikayla Easley, National Defense)
- New York City Mayor Eric Adams embraces NYPD’s use of facial recognition technology. (Sally Goldenberg and Joe Anuta, Politico)
- Rock climber Alex Honnold’s new virtual reality feature offers audiences a thrilling perspective. (Matthew Carey, Deadline)
- Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway invests $1 billion in digital bank. (Tristan Bove, Fortune)
- Criminals deploy bots to defraud crypto investors. (Scott Zamost and Eamon Javers, CNBC)
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